Auto save for experiment files

// autosave V1
// author: Junis Rindermann
// these functions are used for the auto save functionality
//
// description: put this code in a separate procedure file into the "Igor Procedures folder". It will then generate a Menu item under "Misc" where an autosave feature can be enabled. If enabled, the autosave background task saves a copy of the current experiment "frequencyDrift.pxp" under "_autosave_frequencyDrift.pxp" in the same folder, and subsequently overwrite this copy every 10 minutes. The background task can be disabled from the same menu. The user receives a warning if he disabled autosave, or deletes the root:Package:autosave datafolder. Autosave resumes when an experiment is opened where autosave was enabled the last time it was open. It is ON PURPOSE that the background task DOES NOT save the open experiment. In this way the user keeps the responsibility about his data.

//
// notes:
// the autosave interval is set to 10 min by default. by changing the global variable root:Packages:Autosave:saveintervalmin to another value (in minutes) this can be changed at any time


#pragma IndependentModule=Autosave

Function UpdateAutosaveMenu()
    NVAR AutoSaveON=root:Packages:AutoSave:AutoSaveON
//  SVAR menustr = root:Packages:AutoSave:AutosaveMenu
    if (AutoSaveON==1)
        String/G root:Packages:AutoSave:AutosaveMenu = "Turn auto save OFF"
    else
        String/G root:Packages:AutoSave:AutosaveMenu = "Turn auto save ON" 
    endif
    BuildMenu "Misc"
End

Function ToggleAutoSave()
    if (datafolderexists("root:Packages:AutoSave:"))  // it is set up
        NVAR AutoSaveON = root:Packages:AutoSave:Autosaveon
        NVAR saveIntervalMin = root:Packages:AutoSave:saveIntervalMin
        variable numTicks
        if (Autosaveon == 1)  // we switch it OFF
                CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, stop
               
                Autosaveon = 0
                print "Auto save was turned OFF."
                AutoSaveWarning()
        else                    // we switch if ON
               
                numTicks = 60 * 60 *    saveintervalmin  // every 10 minutes
                CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, period = numticks, proc = SaveBackUpNow
                CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, start
                Autosaveon = 1
                print "Auto save was turned ON. A copy of your experiment file is saved every 10 min under the name "+"_autosave_"+IgorInfo(1)+".pxp"
        endif
    else                    //   it is not set up yet, we will set it up now
        if (datafolderexists("root:Packages"))
            NewDatafolder/O root:Packages:AutoSave
        else
            NewDatafolder/O root:Packages
            NewDatafolder/O root:Packages:AutoSave
        endif
        Variable/G root:Packages:AutoSave:AutoSaveON=1
        Variable/G root:Packages:AutoSave:saveIntervalMin =  10
        NVAR saveintervalmin = root:Packages:AutoSave:saveIntervalMin
        UpdateAutosaveMenu()
        //saveexperiment
        numTicks = 60 * 60 *    saveintervalmin  // every saveintervalmin minutes
        CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, period = numticks, proc = SaveBackUpNow
        CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, start
//      String
        print "Auto save was turned ON. A copy of your experiment file is saved every 10 min under the name "+"_autosave_"+IgorInfo(1)+".pxp"
        AutosaveON=1
       
    Endif
    UpdateAutosaveMenu()
    BuildMenu "Misc"
End

Menu "Misc"
    StrVarOrDefault("root:Packages:AutoSave:AutoSaveMenu","Initialize and start autosave"), /Q, ToggleAutoSave()
End


Function SaveBackUpNow(s)
    STRUCT WMBackgroundStruct &s
//  Printf "Task %s called, ticks=%d\r", s.name, s.curRunTicks
    if (exists("root:Packages:AutoSave:AutoSaveOn") == 2)
        // do nothing
        NVAR autosaveon = root:Packages:AutoSave:AutoSaveOn
        // if desired the date of the saved version can be added to the file name. this greatly increases the space wasted by the autosaved file copies.
        // use this only with great care!! and find a way to remove the oldest autosaved file copies.
        //string datestr = time()+" "+date()
        //datestr=replacestring(":", datestr, "-")
        //datestr=replacestring(",", datestr, "-")
        //datestr=replacestring(".", datestr, "-")
        String filename = "_autosave_"+IgorInfo(1)+".pxp"

        if (HomePathdefined() == 0)
            DoAlert/T="Igor asks you..." 0, "This experiment was NOT saved yet. It needs to be saved for AUTO SAVE to work."
        Endif
        SaveExperiment/C/P=home as filename
       
        if (HomePathdefined() == 0) // clicked cancel
            autosaveon = 0
            UpdateAutosaveMenu()
            BuildMenu "Misc"
            CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, stop
            print "This experiment was NOT saved yet. AUTO SAVE cannot work."
            DoAlert/T="Detected Cancel:" 0, "The experiment was NOT saved. AUTO SAVE is OFF."
            return 0
        else
            PathInfo home
            print "A copy of the experiment file was automatically saved as "+S_path+filename+" on "+time()+" "+date()
        endif
       
    //  else
            // do nothing, wait until auto save is turned ON
    //  endif
    else // stops itself if package folders have been deleted
        AutoSaveWarning()
    endif
    return 0    // Continue background task
End

Function HomePathdefined()
    variable HomePathDefined=0
    PathInfo home
    if (stringmatch(S_path, "")) // home path not defined
        HomePathDefined=0
    else
        HomePathDefined=1
    endif
    return HomePathDefined
End

Function AutoSaveWarning()
    DoAlert/T="Igor asks you..." 1, "It seems you want to turn OFF autosave. Do you want to CONTINUE AUTO SAVE??"
    if (v_flag == 1) // YES
        ToggleAutoSave()
    else // NO
        CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, stop
    endif
End


//#pragma rtGlobals=1        // Use modern global access method.
//#pragma moduleName=startup    // traditional for static functions
//
Static Function AfterFileOpenHook(refNum, fileNameStr, pathNameStr, fileTypeStr, fileCreatorStr, fileKind )
    variable refnum
    string filenamestr,pathnamestr,filetypestr, filecreatorstr
    variable filekind
    if (filekind == 1 || filekind == 2)
        if (exists("root:Packages:AutoSave:AutoSaveOn") == 2)
            NVAR AutoSaveON = root:Packages:AutoSave:Autosaveon
            NVAR saveIntervalMin = root:Packages:AutoSave:saveIntervalMin
            variable numTicks
            if (Autosaveon == 1)  // we resume auto save
                numTicks = 60 * 60 *    saveintervalmin  // every 10 minutes
                CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, period = numticks, proc = SaveBackUpNow
                CtrlNamedBackground AutosaveBgrTsk, start
                Print "Opened file "+igorinfo(1)+".pxp"+" with active auto save. Auto save is resumed."// Do Stuff
            endif
           
        else
            //print "Auto save is OFF."
        endif
    endif
End